Hulsmeyer v. Hospice of Southwest Ohio, Inc. (Slip Opinion)

I. Introduction

{¶ 1} In this opinion we address (1) a discretionary appeal by Hospice of Southwest Ohio, Inc. (“Hospice”), Joseph Killian, Hospice’s chief executive officer, and Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (“Brookdale”), (2) a cross-appeal by Patricia Hulsmeyer, and (3) a certified-conflict case from the First District Court of Appeals. The conflict certified by the court of appeals is whether “an employee or another individual used by a person or government entity to perform work or services [must] report or indicate an intention to report suspected abuse or neglect of a nursing home…